Blog
Category - Wedding Ceremony

This category includes posts about all aspects of a
wedding ceremony, both legal and ceremonial
Jennifer Cram asserts her right to be
identified as the author of this blog and of the
individual blog posts.

How to add Surprises to your Wedding Ceremony

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony |
(02/06/2020)
A great way to make sure your guests are engaged and
entertained by your wedding ceremony is to do the
unexpected, to surprise them.... More
...

More than "I do": 6 Things Your Wedding Ceremony
Should Achieve

The Groom is Getting Married Too!

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony |
(23/05/2020)
On your wedding day, two people are getting married. It
is time to give the groom equal billing, and here's how
you can do that easily, without added expense, and
without mystifying your guests ... More ...

How to have a Non-Legal Wedding Ceremony

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Legals |
(14/05/2020)
Getting married and having a wedding can be a two-step
process.. ... More
...

Celebrate Your Mothers in Your Wedding Ceremony

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony | Inclusive Weddings
|
(10/05/2020)
There are so many ways to include both mothers in your
ceremony. ... More ...

Contact Tracing and Your Wedding

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony | Wedding Planning |
(09/05/2020 - Updated 17/05/2020)
As we progressively relax restrictions on weddings and
gatherings there is a new rule - contact records
must be kept for all attendees ... More
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Double Weddings are Fun, Budget Friendly, and Poised
for a Comeback in 2021

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Planning |
(06/05/2020)
Double weddings are great fun, budget friendly and
likely to make a comeback in 2021 because of extra
competition for dates, venues and vendors that will flow
on from weddings postponed in 2020 ... More ...

What's the Best Time of the Day to Get Married?

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony|Wedding
Planning|
(30/04/2020)
The time of day you choose for your wedding will have a
significant impact on your whole day, including on your
budget, your photographs, your choice of venue, and
possibly on the availability of your preferred vendors
and whether or not guests can attend ... More ...

Your Wedding, Your Story

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony |
(28/04/2020)
Sharing your love story with your guests is a common
feature in a marriage ceremony, but how do you do that
in the best possible way, particularly when many of your
friends and loved ones are not going to be able to be at
your wedding? ... More ...

ISO (Coronavirus) Weddings Can Be Oh So Romantic

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony |
(23/04/2020)
Rule of Five weddings under the current Coronavirus
restrictions, are limited to the minimum number of
people needed to be present for a legal marriage, but
this should not mean that your wedding is a second-best
alternative ... More ...

Romantic Wedding Ring Ideas

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Rituals |
(21/04/2020)
One of the most emotional (and romantic) high points of
your marriage ceremony is the exchange of your wedding
rings. Why not make that moment even more romantic by
adding something unique to the two of you, something
that emphasises that your rings symbolise your love and
unity ... More ...

Isolation (Coronavirus) Weddings FAQ

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony | Wedding Legals|
(18/04/2020)
Current social isolation/social distancing restrictions
on weddings are complicated because, while the Federal
Government set the broad restrictions, the fine detail
is controlled on a state by state basis..... More ...

How to Write a Love Letter

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony | Wedding Planning |
Wedding Rituals|
(15/04/2020)
What could possibly be more romantic than receiving a
love letter? Writing one! Putting your love in writing
is a way to have it endure for ever.... More ...

12 Things Coronavirus Won't Stop You Having in Your
"Rule of Five" Wedding

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony |
(04/04/2020)
Under current coronavirus restrictions you are only
permitted to have a total of five people present at your
wedding - the same five people that is the minimum
number for the marriage to be legal. But the ceremony is
not limited to the legal requirements only. You are free
to make it as fun and fabulous as you wish ... More ...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Your Rings

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony |
(30/03/2020)
The most common question about weddings under the new
restrictions is about whether rings are
allowed. ... More ...

Getting Married via Skype - Possible or Not?

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Legals | Wedding Planning |
(24/03/2020)
Is it legal to get married over Skype, FaceTime, Google
Hangouts, or other videoconferencing technology?
... More
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So Coronavirus Cancelled Your Wedding ... What Now?

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony
| Wedding Planning |
(23/03/2020)
You've been thrown a curve ball that means your wedding
can't go ahead on the day you've planned for, or, can't
go ahead the way you've planned it. Closure of venues,
restrictions on the number of people who can be in both
indoor and outdoor spaces, travel restrictions, social
distancing, and a lot of uncertainty because we have no
idea how long this will last ... More
...

What Should We Tell Our Guests About Our Wedding in
the Time of the Coronavirus?

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony
| Wedding Planning |
(19/03/2020)
With Government restrictions ramping up on a daily
basis, concerns about flattening the curve, and worrying
media reports about the effects of the Coronavirus
(COVID-19) on weddings, you wouldn't be human if you
weren't stressing about your wedding, or worrying about
what you should tell your guests... More
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Can You Have Two (or More) Weddings?

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Legals | Wedding Planning |
(17/03/2020)
Can you, as a marrying couple, have more than one
wedding? The answer is Yes, but also, That
Depends... More
...

Coronavirus and Your Wedding - Some Suggestions

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Legals | Wedding Planning |
(11/03/2020)
How novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) might impact your
planned wedding is a hot topic at the moment. So, should
you be concerned? Or, in the words of that wonderful
World War II advice, Alert but not Alarmed? ... More ...

You Are Never Too Old To Get Married the Way you
Want

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Planning |
(03/03/2020)
How do you, as a mature age couple, negotiate the whole
process of wedding planning when most of the marketing,
information, and focus out in wedding land is on the
younger couple wanting the fairy-tale wedding
experience? ... More
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The Importance of Consent: Why no-one can force you
to marry, to kiss in your wedding, or to have sex
afterwards

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Legals |
(02/03/2020)
Celebrants in Australia have to be on the lookout for
any indication that you might not be freely and
willingly agreeing to marry, and if we are at all
concerned, to pull the plug on the wedding. You can't be
forced to marry, to kiss during the wedding, or to
have sex after marriage ... More ...

Not "Just a Celebrant" (and Not "Just Half an Hour")

Categories: | Celebrant | Wedding
Ceremony | Wedding Legals | Wedding
Planning |
(28/02/2020)
What does a celebrant do? And why do they charge for
more than the half hour the ceremony takes? The easy
answer is that a celebrant changes your legal status
from not-married to married. which is a pretty big
thing. Life-changing, in fact. And they do that by
creating and performing a ceremony. But it certainly
doesn't stop there. When you hire me as a celebrant,
you're getting a lot more than someone who will make
sure you tick a few legal boxes, stand up in front of
your guests, rabbit on for a bit, and then declare that
you are married. ... More
...

May Love Be Your Umbrella: Using Umbrellas and
Parasols in Your Wedding Ceremony

Stand by Me - Or Please Be Seated: There are No
Rules for Your Bridal Party, or for Guests at Your
Wedding

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony |
(18/02/2020)
There are no rules that require your wedding party to
stand up in the front for the whole ceremony. It is your
choice. However, deciding whether your wedding party
will stand with you, or be seated, comes down to a
number of things ... More ...

Your Grand Entrance: How to walk down the aisle with
style

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Traditions |
(08/02/2020)
Guests at weddings are very accepting of couples doing
their own thing and making their own decisions about how
to walk down the aisle. No-one bats an eye if you choose
to do something other than walk down the aisle on the
arm of your father. And most people no longer assume
that, if you do walk down the aisle on your father's
arm, the ceremony that follows will be ultra-traditional
and totally predictable ... More
...

Your Marriage Certificate(s)

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Legals |
(06/02/2020)
Every couple marrying in Australia will be presented
with a certificate on the day. That certificate is proof
that you are married, but it isn't proof that your
marriage has been registered. So you need a second (and
different) certificate as well ... More ...

How to have a Stress-Free Wedding in Your Own
Backyard

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Planning |
(05/02/2020)
The benefits of holding your wedding in your own
backyard are many, and varied, but they all add up to
two things - a backyard wedding is easy on the budget,
and it gives you the ultimate opportunity create a more
relaxed, more personal feel to your wedding. More
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Love and Laughter make for an Unboring Wedding

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony |
(30/01/2020)
Other than getting the legal bits right, spontaneous and
shared laughter is the most important ingredient for a
wedding ceremony. It lifts the mood. It relaxes
everyone. When everyone is laughing they are engaged in
an experience. They are not merely an audience ... More ...

What's a Legals Only Wedding?

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Legals |
(28/01/2020)
You might be wondering what those Legals Only
weddings you've seen advertised are. Simply put, Legals
Only is marriage celebrant speak/shorthand for the
bare minimum ceremony as required by the Marriage Act.
But that's not the whole story ... More ...

When (soppily) romantic isn't your thing

Categories: | Wedding
Ceremony |
(23/01/2020)
Your wedding ceremony doesn't have to be dripping with
sentimentality to be meaningful, and special, and a real
reflection of the commitment the two of you have to one
another and to your marriage. If you don't do soppy, and
don't feel comfortable with lovey-dovey poetry or
extravagant vows, you can still have a personal ceremony
that is everything you wish for." ... More
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It's True - Your Marriage Ceremony can be
Unstructured!

Categories: | Wedding
Ceremony | Wedding Legals |
(19/01/2020)
It might surprise you to learn that there is nothing in
the Marriage Act that requires that your marriage
ceremony has to follow a tightly structured script. As
long as you meet the very minimal legal requirements,
everything else is optional! ... More ...

Charitable Giving and your Wedding

Categories: | Wedding
Ceremony | Wedding Planning |
(15/01/2020)
There are many ways to make charitable giving part of
your wedding, including making it part of your ceremony,
and it is always a good idea to give your guests a
heads-up if you are asking them to give to a cause dear
to you ... More
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Your Wedding Party - Busting the Myths

Categories: |Wedding Ceremony |
(13/01/2020)
Four myths about wedding parties persist, despite it
being the 21st century, despite society more inclusive,
and despite three quarters of wedding ceremonies in
Australia being civil ceremonies where ceremony content
is all about personal choice and ensuring that your
wedding reflects who you are as a couple. ... More ...

How to Get Them to the Ceremony on Time

Categories: |Wedding Ceremony | Wedding Planning |
(21/12/2019)
Guests arriving late to the ceremony is a common problem
which puts you, your celebrant, your photographer,
together with other guests in the unenviable
position of having to decide whether you will exchange
your vows in front of a lot of empty seats, have special
people miss the ceremony, suffer disruptions caused by
people wandering in half way through the ceremony, or
become unwell because of a long wait in the heat. ... More
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How to have a Hygge Wedding in a Heatwave

Categories: |Wedding Ceremony| Wedding Planning |
(08/12/2019)
A hygge wedding is a perfect way to beat the heat and
have a cosy and comfortable wedding ... More ...

Easy ways to Conquer Your Fears about Your
Vows

Categories: |Vows | Wedding
Ceremony |
(21/11/2019)
One of the biggest fears couples share with me is about
speaking in public and stuffing up their vows, but
making your vows to one another is not like standing on
a platform, facing an audience, and making a speech. So
there are ways to avoid ugly crying ... More ...

Tree Planting Ritual

Micro Weddings - Pluses and Opportunities
Galore

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony |
Wedding Planning |
(19/11/2019)
While a Micro Wedding is usually interpreted to be
abbreviated on all fronts - a shorter, simpler ceremony
and celebration with only a handful of guests - it
allows greater flexibility and offers many wonderful
possibilities not
possible in a larger wedding. ... More ...

10 Ways to Beat the Heat on Your Wedding Day

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony |
Wedding Planning |
(14/11/2019)
Australia is a hot place where outdoor weddings are
popular. Heat can compromise your wedding in many ways,
Doing these 10 things can help you beat the heat and
have a fantastic day ... More ...

Religion in your Civil Marriage Ceremony

Categories: Vows| Wedding
Ceremony |
(13/11/2019)
In Australia there is no prohibition on including
personal expressions of religious or spiritual belief in
a civil marriage ceremony, and there are many ways to do
this ... More ...

Nail your Vows by doing these 3 simple things

Categories: Vows| Wedding
Ceremony |
(21/10/2019)
I've never met a couple who didn't want their exchange
of vows to go without a hitch on the day. The good
news is, like everything else about your wedding,
preparation is key. Doing 3 simple things before you
start writing your vows will guarantee a flawless vow
exchange ... More
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Avoid pre-wedding dramas with a Witness Lottery

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony |
Wedding Legals | Wedding Planning |
(02/10/2019)
Because being witness is an honour, not choosing someone
who expected to be chosen can cause hurt feelings and a
ongoing drama, including broken friendships and family
rifts. Sidestep problems by having a witness lottery
.... More ...

A Spontaneous Wedding? Yes you can

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony |
Wedding Legals | Wedding Planning |
(29/09/2019)
Does that whole let's get married now vibe appeal to
you? No big wedding, just running away and doing it
without any fuss and bother?... More ...

7 Things to Read at your Wedding instead of a Poem

Categories: | Wedding Ceremony
|
(21/09/2019)
While meaningful readings can add to the whole emotional
impact of a personal ceremony, just inserting a standard
reading or two adds little or nothing, and can detract.
marrying with a civil celebrant opens up many more
possibilities, as long as we think outside the box and
don't feel constrained by (or obligated to follow) the
tradition of including 3 readings More ...

Balloons and Bushfires

OMG! We forgot the rings ...

Categories: Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Planning | Wedding Rituals |
(24/08/2019)
Forgetting the wedding rings happens. But it doesn't
have to if you have strategies in place to avoid this.
Worst case scenario? There are multiple creative ways to
deal with being ringless on the day... More ...

The curious reasons why Marriage Documents are
signed with black ink

Categories: Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Legals |
(04/08/2019)
Have you ever wondered why your marriage certificate
must be signed in black ink? Or, indeed, why the Notice
of Intended Marriage should be filled in using black ink
(if you're filling it in by hand)? It has a lot to do
with archival requirements - but also with status!
More ...

Acknowledgement of Country

Categories: Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Rituals |
(26/07/2019)
Starting your wedding or other ceremony with an
Acknowledgement of Country sends a powerful message of
respect and inclusion... More ...

Oathing Stone Wedding Ritual

Categories: Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Rituals |
(26/07/2019)
The oathing stone is an ancient Celtic tradition that
can add meaningful symbolism to your wedding ceremony -
and can be used as a planned or emergency substitute for
wedding rings... More ...

Sweet Wedding Rituals

Categories: Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Rituals |
(14/07/2019)
Honey and sugar are traditionally used in many cultures
to wish a couple a sweet married life. These customs can
add a beautifully romantic moment to a contemporary
wedding ceremony... More ...

Coffee Unity Ceremony

Categories: Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Rituals |
(11/07/2019)
A coffee unity ceremony can be a variation on the wine
ceremony, or a variation on the sand ceremony, depending
on whether you use liquid coffee or coffee beans...More
...

Booze, Pills, and your Wedding

Categories: Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Legals |
(08/07/2019)
Being drunk or under the influence of other substances,
legal or otherwise, can prevent you from getting married
... More ...

Showcasing Wedding Music Makers

Categories: Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Planning |
(03/07/2019)
One of the joys of being a celebrant is seeing other
wedding professionals "on the job", and working with
them as a team. Recently, I took the opportunity to
delve into what lies behind the skills of a couple of
favourite wedding music makers, and what enables them to
make the magic they do... More ...

Quick-fix hacks for unexpected wedding problems

Categories: Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Planning |
(30/06/2019)
There will always be something that doesn’t go to plan
on the day. Some have the potential to derail the whole
wedding... More
...

Wine ceremonies for vineyard weddings

Categories: Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Rituals |
(19/06/2019)
A wedding in a winery or vineyard offers not only a wide
range of settings for your ceremony - both indoors and
out, depending on the facilities made available by the
particular winery - but also creative inspiration for
the ceremony... More
...

Realistic Wedding Readings

Categories: Wedding Ceremony |
(09/06/2019)
If you're a down to earth couple, with a realistic view
of what marriage really entails, the vast majority of
the poems and poetic prose read at weddings are just not
for you. I've gathered together a selection of more
down-to-earth readings... More ...

Showcasing Wedding Photographers

Categories: Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Planning |
(05/06/2019)
One of the joys of being a celebrant is seeing other
wedding professionals "on the job", and working with
them as a team. Recently, I took the opportunity to sit
down with two photographers I always love working with
to delve into what lies behind the skills, what enables
them to make the magic they do... More
...

Ageist Judgemental Celebrants Make Me VERY Cross

Categories: Celebrant |
Inclusive Wedding | Wedding Ceremony |
(05/06/2019)
A rant about celebrant advertising that is judgemental
of clients and ageist about other celebrants ...
More ...

Getting married when you don’t identify with a
gender

Categories: Inclusive Wedding |
Wedding Ceremony | Wedding Legals |
(23/05/2019)
Gender is now immaterial when getting married in
Australia. When marrying you do not have to use gendered
terminology or adhere to gendered role ...
More ...

Children in your bridal party

Categories: Wedding Ceremony |
(19/05/2019)
Including children in your bridal party can make for
unexpectedly magic moments ... More ...

Getting the Author right for a Wedding Reading

Categories: Wedding Ceremony |
(10/05/2019)
A popular poem claimed to be a translation of an
original Persian poem by Sufi poet, Hafiz, is found not
to be so. This is a problem because ... More ...

Wedding Reading - Epithalamium

Categories: Wedding Ceremony |
(09/05/2019)
A beautiful poem read at the wedding of the first gay
couple to legally marry in Scotland ... More ...

Surprise Weddings - How to have one without breaking
the law

Categories: Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Legals | Wedding Planning |
(03/05/2019)
The Marriage Act is very clear. Surprise weddings are
illegal - but only if one of the marrying
couple is being surprised. Which means there are plenty
of legal ways to have a surprise wedding ...
More ...

Unity Candle Ceremony

Categories: Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Rituals |
(27/04/2019)
The Unity Candle Ceremony - what it is and how to
prepare for it ... More ...

Unity Sand Ceremony

Categories: Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Rituals |
(25/04/2019)
The Unity Sand Ceremony - what it is and how to prepare
for it ... More
...

How Many Bridesmaids is Just the Right Number?

Categories: Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Planning | Wedding Traditions |
(13/04/2019)There is a
very fine line between an appropriate number of
bridesmaids (and groomsmen) and just too many,
and a wide range of factors that come into play
when deciding how many is the right number for
your wedding ...
More ...

Writing your vows doesn't have to be hard

Categories: Vows| Wedding
Ceremony |
(07/04/2019)
Writing your own vows is a wonderful way to personalise
your ceremony - and it is not difficult if you remember
one simple thing ... More ...

Categories: Wedding Ceremony |
(02/03/2019)
All legal marriages in Australia are, in a sense, civil
marriage, because they are registered and recognised by
the state. Secular and Humanist marriage ceremonies
differ in some profound ways... More ...

When are you actually legally married?

Categories: Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Legals |
(08/02/2019)
There are many incorrect assumptions about when in the
sequence of the ceremony, the signing, and the
registration of their marriage a couple is actually
legally married. ... More
...

Has Marriage Equality Changed Weddings? – My
Predictions Revisited

Categories: Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Planning | Inclusive Wedding |
(25/01/2019)A year ago,
I predicted that Marriage Equality would change all
weddings in Australia, as more and
more heterosexual couples, previously
constrained by a wedding playbook that includes
outmoded traditions and embedded roles defined
by gender, experience the individual,
meaningful, expressions of an equal relationship
in the weddings of same-sex couples - and
that every wedding, gay or straight,
would be the better for it.So how accurate was I? More ...

The Drones are Coming

Categories: Wedding Ceremony |
Wedding Planning(24/01/2017)This
year I predict that drones will be the must-have at
a wedding. But there are some things you need to
take into account to ensure disaster doesn't strike
...Read
on ...

What if Someone Objects?

Categories: Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Legals |
(05/01/2019)We've all
seen it in movie after movie - If anyone knows
any reason why these two should not be joined in
marriage, speak now .... So what happens if
someone objects at your wedding?More ...

Witnesses and Weddings

Categories: Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Legals |
(05/12/2018)In
Australia, no matter whether you marry in
church, the registry office, or by a civil
celebrant, and no matter whether you have the
big white wedding with a large wedding party, or
choose just to elope, the one thing that every
wedding must have is two witnesses...
More ...

Friend or Professional Celebrant?

Categories: Celebrant | Wedding Ceremony
| Wedding Legals |
(02/12/2018)
Would choosing a friend instead of a professional
celebrant to conduct your wedding ceremony be a good
option for you? Everything you need to consider -
and how you can have the best of both worlds ...
More
...

Before you Meet Your Celebrant

Categories: Celebrant | Wedding Ceremony |
Wedding Planning |
(19/11/2018)
There are two distinct aspects to getting married -
planning the ceremony and meeting the legal
requirements. Without the ceremony, your wedding
will just be an expensive party. And without meeting the
legal requirements you will not be legally married! Here
is a list of things to decide and things to do before
you meet with me. If you can tick off all of these the
process will go smoothly and efficiently.
... More ...

Wine Box or First Fight Box?

Categories: Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Rituals |
(20/09/2018)
Why an Anniversary Wine Box is a more appropriate ritual
for a wedding than a First Fight Box ... More ...

Bride promising to obey until death? Not any more

Categories: Vows| Wedding
Ceremony |
(09/09/2018)
A very common question from brides is "Do I have to
promise to obey" More ...

Categories: Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Traditions |
(updated 04/08/2018)
As a celebrant I not only see many many wedding kisses,
I also have the responsibility of prompting them. Your
first kiss as a married couple will be photographed and
remembered by your guests (and everyone who sees the
photographs) for years and years, so it is important to
plan for the perfect kiss!More ....

How Marriage Equality Will Change Wedding Ceremonies

Categories: Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Planning | Inclusive Wedding |
(17/01/2018)
This is my prediction – wedding ceremonies will change,
but it won’t be a case of the wedding industry
merely accommodating same-sex couples. Rather same sex
couples will influence, by example, all civil wedding
ceremonies in Australia, and all weddings will be the
better for it. More
...

Multicultural Fusion Weddings

Categories: Inclusive Weddings | Wedding Ceremony |
Wedding Rituals | Wedding Traditions | Wedding
Planning |
(08/01/2018)If you are an
intercultural couple, how do you navigate your
ceremony? It is not uncommon to have two
ceremonies. But there is a third option - a fusion
wedding ceremony that incorporates the traditions of
what are important to you both ... More
...

And the Flower Girl
wore a Backpack ...

Categories:
Wedding Ceremony | Wedding Planning
(14/09/2016)
Give the children you want involved in your wedding
ceremony the choice of what they will do and what they
will wear and magic happens ... More ...

Everything you Learned about Wedding Ceremonies
from Married at First Sight is WRONG ...

Categories:
Wedding Ceremony
(13/09/2016) Married at First Sight is
about the worst wedding manual on the planet
... and here's why
... More
...

How to Remember and Honour Deceased Loved Ones in
your Wedding Ceremony

Categories: Wedding Ceremony | Wedding Rituals
(09/09/2016)Memorialising
deceased loved ones is something many couples wish to
include in their wedding. There are many ways to do
this, and many things that need to be considered ... More ...

How to avoid
getting less than you paid for ... or more than you
bargained for ... when booking your ceremony

How (Not) to
Stagger Down the Aisle (in 3 easy steps)

Categories: Wedding
Ceremony
(31/08/2016)
There is an art to walking down the aisle elegantly -
and most of it relates to preparation ... More ...

Don't Forget This One Simple
Thing When Choosing a Ceremony Venue

Categories: Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Planning |
(23/08/2016)
There is a very simple thing that makes all the
difference when choosing your ceremony venue.
Forgetting to do it is a serious oversight ... More
...

How
to Avoid the #1 Wedding Embarrassment

Categories:
Wedding Ceremony | Wedding Planning
(15/08/2016)
The most feared wedding embarrassment is something
that nobody wants to do in public, let alone at their
wedding ... More
.....

Wedding
Psychology: How and Where to Stand

Categories:
Wedding Ceremony
(30/07/2016)
How and where the bride and groom stand during the
ceremony not only impacts on photographs of the
ceremony, it can have a far-reaching impact on the
marriage, More
...

The
Problem with Wedding Readings

Categories: Celebrant | Wedding
Ceremony
(17/07/2016)
Most people assume that you have to have readings in
a wedding ceremony. Unfortunately, on the day they
often don't work ... More ...

Microphone Wars

Categories: Wedding Ceremony
(17/07/2016)
Most celebrants use a hand-held microphone. But is
that the best choice? ... More ...

Food,
Flowers, and Furniture

Categories: Celebrant | Wedding Ceremony
(updated 30/07/2018)
Every now and then, someone asks me what I supply in
terms of styling and other add-ons for a wedding ... More ....

Drone and GO

Categories: Wedding Ceremony | Wedding
Planning(06/08/2016)
Drone and GO, sounds like the typical wedding
ceremony, doesn't it - the celebrant drones on, and
eventually you get to kiss and go. But that's not what
this post is about ... More
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Talking Heads

Categories: Wedding Ceremony
(13/07/2016)
Let's face it. Most wedding ceremonies are pretty
ordinary. And that's partly because they are all about
words. Marrying Couple and Celebrant as Talking Heads,
with the celebrant doing 98% of the talking ...More ....